Women Health

The odd tipple boosts female brain Reported January 04, 2009 The occasional tipple can delay the onset of dementia in women, a new study has found. The University of Glasgow research suggests low to moderate alcohol intake improves the performance of the female brain while protecting against cognitive decline. Almost 6,000 people aged 70 to … [Read more...]

Unhealthy Habits Alter Thinking, Memory Skills Reported September 03, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're having trouble remembering where you left your keys or recalling a word, mull over the number of times and how many years you've continued unhealthy behaviors. Previous research has linked declining thinking and memory skills with … [Read more...]

Drinking, Weight, Depression Linked in Young Women: StudyReported September 17, 2009 THURSDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- In women under age 30, drinking to excess, overeating and depression may all be tied together, according to new research. A study in the September/October issue of General Hospital Psychiatry found that women with alcohol abuse issues at age 24 had … [Read more...]

Women are From Venus, Men get Sicker! Reported May 19, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Sometimes it feels like men and women are from different species. But results from a new study are providing some strong evidence that there really is a biological basis for the difference in infection and survival rates between men and women. According to an analysis of records from 28 … [Read more...]

Anti-Stress Drug? Reported November 19, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors are finding promising effects from a drug that could make stress disappear. In a small test on rats that were put under stressful conditions, researchers found exposing them to a small dose of muscimol -- a drug that temporarily inactivates the amygdala region of the brain -- eliminated the effects … [Read more...]

Oxytocin and Prostaglandins do not affect HIV ReplicationWomen's Health-April 28, 2003 These hormones are "involved in labor and are used clinically for its induction," researchers in Argentina explained. A. Ceballos and colleagues at the University of Buenos Aires conducted a study in which "the effect of oxytocin, … [Read more...]

Exercise priorities vary with life stages   Reported September 01, 2009 The amount of exercise that women manage to do as they go through different life phases changes over time. Researchers analysed data from 22,595 Australian women and found that lower levels of physical activity were linked with marriage and childbirth in young women and … [Read more...]

Sexual satisfaction may lead to greater well-being in women   Reported October 12, 2009 Women who are happy with their sex lives have higher well-being scores and more vitality than women who are sexually dissatisfied, Australian researchers say. Their study included 295 women, aged 20 to 65, who were sexually active more than twice a month. "We … [Read more...]

Breast Cancer Pain Continues Years After Treatment Reported November 13, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The breast cancer battle doesn't end after treatment is completed. A new study shows almost 50 percent of women experience pain up to three years after treatment, some every day. In a study conducted at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, researchers … [Read more...]

Bringing Blood Pressure Measurement Home Reported May 26, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you have high blood pressure, you need to be monitoring the condition at home with a home blood pressure monitor. That’s the take home message in new guidelines just published by three major medical groups. The American Heart Association, American Society of Hypertension, and Preventive … [Read more...]

Combo Treatment Ups Fatigue in Breast CancerReported September 10, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with early stage breast cancer who receive treatment with both radiotherapy and chemotherapy are more likely to report fatigue, even six months later. The result comes from a study comparing breast cancer survivors with similar women without breast cancer in the general … [Read more...]

Diet and Diabetes Reported August 05, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What you eat could determine whether or not you develop type 2 diabetes. Three new studies looked specifically at fruit juices, fruits and vegetables and the amount of fat in a person’s diet. In the first study, researchers from Boston University assessed the consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and … [Read more...]

DVT: What You Need to Know   Reported July 14, 2009 LAS VEGAS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's being called a public health crisis. It kills more people than HIV and breast cancer combined, but most of us don't even know what it is. About 2 million Americans have DVT, and it can kill in an instant. Are you at risk?   NBC reporter David Bloom … [Read more...]

Enzyme Variation Influences Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment Reported October 12, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Among women with early stage breast cancer, genetic variation of a certain enzyme appears to be associated with clinical outcomes for women treated with tamoxifen, according to a new study. Researchers state, "Tamoxifen has been the gold standard for the … [Read more...]

When a baby is born women want to look as beautiful as they were before pregnancy Usually young mothers find out their belly muscles become flabby, press is slack and spine seems to be bending forward. What is more, diet failures resulted in a bigger fat layer under the skin. This problem as a rule emerges in the last months of pregnancy when a baby is heavy enough; belly … [Read more...]

Coffee drinking may slow cognitive decline in women 07 August, 2007 Drinking more than three cups of coffee a day may decrease a woman's rate of cognitive decline associated with age, but offers no such benefits for men, suggests a study. A study, published in the journal Neurology, looked at 4,197 women and 2,820 men in France, and found that women who … [Read more...]

Getting to the Meat of Gender DifferencesReported March 21, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We know men come from Mars and women come from Venus. But do they serve different foods on those planets? When it comes to their dining pleasure, a new study finds American men go for the meat, while women tend to choose veggies. Researchers from the Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance … [Read more...]

Migraine Headaches May Have Stroke Risk February 4, 2005 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Migraines, which are most common in young women, have long been considered a possible indicator of stroke risk. The latest research indicates that those who experience grayed or blacked-out … [Read more...]

Hidden Dangers in Magic Bottles Reported November 11, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- With age comes wrinkles -- and for most women, battling them is a natural response. Some think they’ve found their “magic in a bottle,” but research shows there may be no such thing. Tiffani Hamilton, M.D., from the Dermatology and Vein Institute in Alpharetta, Ga., advises … [Read more...]

HRT: New Risks Reported June 24, 2008 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Despite a link between breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), 57 million prescriptions for HRT are filled each year in the United States. Current belief is that low-dose formulas for short periods of time are safe, but as Ivanhoe reports, the latest research shows even … [Read more...]

Child Marriage Puts Girls at Risk of HIV/AIDS and Early Pregnancy 10 Dec 2004 Child marriage -- which affects about 51 million girls in developing countries worldwide -- puts women at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS or developing health complications from becoming pregnant at an early age. Girls who are married at a young age and become pregnant before their … [Read more...]

Risk For Low Sexual Desire Increases In Women After Surgical Menopause June 12, 2007 A cross-sectional survey of European women shows that surgically menopausal women are at increased risk for low sexual desire. In the March 2006 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, researchers have published the first-ever multi-cultural prevalence … [Read more...]

Women with suspected coronary artery disease and smaller social networks die at twice the rate of those who have a larger circle of social contacts, according to a new study. Thomas Rutledge, Ph.D., of VA San Diego Healthcare System and colleagues found that women who had more social contacts and saw them more often also had lower blood glucose and blood pressure levels, … [Read more...]

Kidney Disease Missed in Women Reported November 03, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women are at particular risk of missed diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). To measure kidney function, primary care doctors typically order a blood test called creatinine, but Dr. Maya Rao, M.D., of Columbia University, was quoted as saying that this alone is not a particularly accurate … [Read more...]

CDC: Whooping Cough Cases MisdiagnosedReported August 24, 2007 ATLANTA (AP) -- A reported boom in U.S. whooping cough cases is now being questioned after health officials discovered a regularly used lab test misdiagnosed cases in suspected outbreaks in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Tennessee. The false test results led thousands of people to take antibiotics … [Read more...]

A Natural Approach to MenopauseReported December 26, 2007 Some consider menopause a woman's final right of passage. Others call it her last hurrah. Some women greet it with feelings of sadness and despair, while others heave a gigantic sigh of relief. Whatever the response, menopause, with all its accompanying symptoms, is an unavoidable and major event in every women's … [Read more...]

Women tea-drinkers have less plaque in arteriesReported February 16, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who drink tea may be protecting themselves from a build-up of artery-clogging plaque, so lowering their risk for heart disease and stroke, findings from a French study suggest. Dr. Mahmoud Zureik and colleagues found that older women who reported drinking at least … [Read more...]

Older mums likely to live longer Women who continue having children late in life may live longer than those who have their kids young, research finds. A team at Finland's University of Turku suggests women who raise a family late in life tend to die later. Writing in Proceedings of the Royal Society, the researchers admit they were surprised by the … [Read more...]

Obesity Hinders Effectiveness of Vaccines Reported November 29, 2005     (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals obese women may not be getting the most out of injections and other vaccines. Researchers from The Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, discovered a majority of people -- especially women -- is not getting the proper dosage of injections, largely … [Read more...]